jerky movement

collocation in English

meaningsofjerkyandmovement

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jerky
adjective
uk
/ˈdʒɜː.ki/us
/ˈdʒɝː.ki/
quick ...
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movement
noun
uk
/ˈmuːv.mənt/us
/ˈmuːv.mənt/
a change ...
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(Definition ofjerkyandmovementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This leads to ajerkymovementfor a large number of knots.
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This sudden andjerkymovementcauses trauma to her face and head, but they both get to safety.
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Other players may noticejerkymovementand similar problems for the affected client, but the real problem lies with the client itself.
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He flies from his chair into the air in ajerkymovement.
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Each contestant will also pass on a piece of safety advice when doing this challenge driving the challenge with their thumbs up (asjerkymovementwill cause thumb injury).
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The patient develops uncontrollable jerky movements, progressive stiffness of the limbs and incontinence.
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After several weeks or months, more clear-cut neurological symptoms may set in such as unsteadiness in walking, sudden jerky movements and loss of mental function.
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Then they perform jerky movements on the leaves, stretching the antennae straight forward, placing the hindwings flat on the leaf and slightly raising the forewings.
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During this, the bird will display jerky movements and may roll over several times.
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Motion pictures, a repressed art, have contributed to this tendency, for in them there must be no jerky movements, no grand gestures.
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The pupa of the second generation is able to break through the cell cover by making jerky movements.
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Cerebellar hypoplasia causes jerky movements, tremors and generally uncoordinated motion.
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They also developed jerky movements of the legs after running.
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Larvae swim either by jerky movements of the entire body or through propulsion with the mouth brushes.
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This piece was filled with jerky movements and corny situations.
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This is accompanied by physical problems such as speech impairment, jerky movements (myoclonus), balance and coordination dysfunction (ataxia), changes in gait, rigid posture, and seizures.
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The uniting feature is dystonia, but there are also rapid jerky movements resembling myoclonus.
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It is distinguishable from other forms of cerebral palsy in that those afflicted with the condition display stiff, jerky movements stemming from hypertonia of the muscles.
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It swims with characteristic jerky movements.
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When scraping algae off the substrate, it makes vigorous mouth movements, and moves by jerky movements probably related to its mouth alternating between grazing and attaching to the substrate.
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